.CA domains at Gandi.net

Terms and Conditions

Assigning:
.CA domain names are open to persons connected to Canada according with the Canadian Presence Requirements for RegistrantsSyntax:
from 2 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN (accented domain names):
yes
Registration period:
1 to 10 years
Subdomains:
no
Whois protégé :
yes, at the Registry level for individuals.
Individuals can contact our customer service department to request that their contact details be publically available in the WHOIS

Procedures

Registration:
during the .CA registration procedure, some additional information is required. In any case you must indicate the full and exact legal name of the owner as owner contactContacts: administrative and technical contacts must be individuals
Renewal:
domains are deactivated upon expiration, it is possible to renew up to 45 days following the expiration date
Disputes:dispute resolution policy, rulesTransfer (change of Registrar):
the request is launched from the website of the domain's new registrar. Be sure that you have the domain's auth code (which you must get from the former registrar), that the domain's status is not "TransferProhibited", that it does not expire soon, that it was created at least 60 days prior to the request and that
the last transfer and owner change have been done since more than 60 days. The transfer must be confirmed by email. Upon successfully transferring a domain, the registration period is extended by one year
Change of Ownership:
requires Gandi's owner change form and accompanying proofs of ID, the new owner must have accepted the Registrant Agreement according to the same procedure for a registration
Deletion process:
quarantine of 30 days, see this table